Biogeochemical tracers and fluxes in the Western Mediterranean Sea, spring 2005

Journal of Marine Systems

Volumn 80, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 8-24

  Schroeder, K ^a   Gasparini, G P ^a   Borghini, M ^a   Cerrati, G ^b   Delfanti, R ^b  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b ENEA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biogeochemical fluxes; Biogeochemical tracers; New production; Nutrients; Western Mediterranean

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMICAL FLUXES; BIOGEOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; BIOGEOCHEMICAL TRACERS; BOX MODELS; CONSERVATIVE TRACERS; DATA SETS; DEEP SOURCES; DIFFERENT ORIGINS; DISSOLVED INORGANIC NUTRIENTS; EXPORT PRODUCTION; GENERAL DESCRIPTION; HORIZONTAL VARIABILITY; INDEPENDENT MEASUREMENT; MASS TRANSPORT; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; NEW PRODUCTION; NUTRIENT SINK; NUTRIENT SOURCES; PELAGIC ECOSYSTEM; QUANTITATIVE ESTIMATES; STOICHIOMETRIC RATIO; SURFACE LAYERS; WATER MASS; WESTERN MEDITERRANEAN; WESTERN MEDITERRANEAN SEA; WIDE AREA;

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; DISSOLUTION; ECOSYSTEMS; OCEANOGRAPHY; OXYGEN;

NUTRIENTS;

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; CARBON DIOXIDE; DATA SET; DISSOLVED INORGANIC MATTER; FOOTPRINT; MASS TRANSPORT; NUTRIENT; OXYGEN; PELAGIC ECOSYSTEM; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RESPIRATION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; STOICHIOMETRY; TRACER; WATER MASS;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA (WEST);

EID: 73649088257     PISSN: 09247963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmarsys.2009.08.002     Document Type: Article

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